Resetting The Administrator Account Password - Cisco 4700M Administration Manual

Chapter 1 Setting Up the ACE
Detailed Steps
Command
Step 1
config
Example:
host1/Admin# config
host1/Admin(config)#
Step 2
username name1 [password [0 | 5]
{ password }]
Example:
host1/Admin(config)# username admin
password 0 mysecret_801
Step 3
do copy running-config startup-config
Example:
host1/Admin(config)# do copy
running-config startup-config

Resetting the Administrator Account Password

This section describes how recover the admin password during the initial bootup sequence of the ACE
if you forget the password for the ACE administrator account and cannot access the ACE. You must have
access to the ACE through the console port to be able to reset the password for the Admin user back to
the factory-default value of admin.
Restrictions
Only the Admin context is accessible through the console port.
OL-20823-01
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Changes the default username and password. The keywords,
arguments, and options are as follows:
name1—Sets the username that you want to assign or
•
change. Enter admin.
password—(Optional) Keyword that indicates that a
•
password follows.
0—(Optional) Specifies a clear text password.
•
5—(Optional) Specifies an MD5-hashed strong encryption
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password.
password—The password in clear text, encrypted text, or
•
MD5 strong encryption, depending on the numbered option
(0 or 5) that you enter. If you do not enter a numbered option,
the password is in clear text by default. Enter a password as
an unquoted text string with a maximum of 64 characters.
If you specify an MD5-hashed strong encryption
Note
password, the ACE considers a password to be weak if it
less than eight characters in length.
The ACE supports the following special characters in a
password:
, . / = + - ^ @ ! % ~ # $ * ( )
Note that the ACE encrypts clear text passwords in the
running-config.
(Optional) Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
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